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Clockwise from top left: Nancy Conard, Paul Rempa, Ward Sparacio, Morgan White.

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Election will bring significant change to Coupeville School board

Four newcomers are vying for two open seats on Coupeville School Board.

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Real estate prices continue to climb on island

Despite a slight lull in August and September, it continues to be a seller’s market on Whidbey.

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Boy accused of stomping phone following fight

The boy was charged in Island County Superior Court with malicious mischief in the third degree.

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Coupeville employees to receive COVID premium pay

From Nov. 1 through the end of December, town employees will receive an extra $15 per hour.

Fe Mischo, left, and Dan Evans.

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Voters to pick between business owner, community advocate for city council

Two former Island County commissioner candidates vie for a seat on Oak Harbor City Council.

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Woman files lawsuit against alleged child rapist

The woman filed a complaint for damages against her former stepfather 73-year-old Charles Ringer Jr.

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Mukilteo-Clinton ferry route drops to one-boat service

Taking a state ferry is about to become anything but smooth sailing.

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Incumbents discuss school district at candidate forum

South Whidbey school board candidates attended a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters Oct. 7.

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Another outbreak hits Oak Harbor schools

Interim Superintendent Karst Brandsma said 30 students and six staff members had COVID-19.

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Hoffmire takes on Servatius in feisty face-off

Voters will choose between someone with a decade-long incumbency and a newcomer to local politics.

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Paper staff awarded for skill, weirdness

Whidbey News-Times and South Whidbey Record reporters excel at finding and telling quirky stories.

Ferries pass during a crossing from the Mukilteo Ferry Terminal and the Clinton Terminal on Monday, April 26, 2021 in Mukilteo, Washington.  (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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Worker shortage continues to paralyze ferry system

The Mukilteo-Clinton route operated on one-boat service from Friday morning until Sunday night.

A proposed redistricting map by April Sims would combine Whidbey and Camano islands with the San Juan Islands in Legislative District 10. The proposal is one of four released by the state Redistricting Commission.

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Redistricted Whidbey could be part of all-island 10th

The idea of an all-island District 10 has divided opinions among officials.